Liverpool close in on club-record deal to sign Roma winger Mohamed Salah

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Roma winger Mohamed Salah for a potential club-record fee.

Press Association Sport understands the Reds are set to pay in the region of £35million - which includes add-ons.

Mohamed Salah faced Liverpool as a Chelsea player (Peter Byrne/PA)

However, with some late negotiation over the finer details still to be done, the figure could move just beyond that mark and therefore eclipse the sum they paid Newcastle for Andy Carroll in January 2011.

Because of the ongoing talks it is understood Salah, contrary to reports, will not undergo a medical on Wednesday.

Liverpool had an initial offer of £28m for the 25-year-old rejected earlier this month but, having continued negotiations with the Serie A club, have now come to a settlement.

29 - Mohamed Salah has scored 29 league goals in the last two seasons - more than any Liverpool player in the PL in that time. Swoop. pic.twitter.com/UcrYJEPshj